ruefully - feeling of sorrow or regrets“Jem grind ruefully ‘wish the rest of the country knew that’” (215).

(Bleakly - Hand drawn by Anonymous)

Chapter 23Anonymous, Anonymous, Anonymous

furtive – sneaky“'Something furtive,' Aunt Alexandra said. 'You may count on that.' 'Nobody has much chance to be furtive in Maycomb,' Atticus answered" (218).commutes - changing a punishment to a lesser one“He’ll go to the chair,” said Atticus, “unless the Governor commutes his sentence. Not time to worry yet, Scout. We’ve got a good chance” (219).acquittal - free from charges of an offense“Tom Robinson’s a colored man, Jem. No jury in this part of the world’s going to say, ‘We think you’re guilty, but not very,’ on a charge like that. It was either a straight acquittal or nothing" (219).

circumstantial evidence - evidence does not directly connect to the event"He said he didn’t have any quarrel with the rape statute, none whatever, but he did have deep misgivings when the state asked for and the jury gave a death penalty on purely circumstantial evidence" (219).

Chapter 24Written by Jordan, Stephen, Geta, Anonymous

squalid - filthy, degraded, poor“From the kitchen, I heard Mrs. Grace Merriweather giving a report in the livingroom on the squalid lives of the Mrunas, it sounded like to me” (228).

adjourn - to suspend until later“Immediately thereafter, the ladies adjourned for refreshments” (228).

sibilant - having the sound of the English “s” or “sh”“She had a curious habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound” (232).bovine - resembling oxen or cows“Her voice soared over the clink of coffee cups and the soft bovine sounds of the ladies munching their dainties” (232).

impertinence - rudeness, irrelevance“Miss Stephanie eyed me suspiciously, decided that I meant no impertinence, and contented herself with, 'Well, you won't get very far until you start wearing dresses more often'” (230).

(Bovine)

Chapter 25Written by Marya, Anonymous, Anonymous

Likened - to be similar/like with someone or something else“He likened Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children, and Maycomb thought he was trying to write an editorial poetical enough to be reprinted in The Montgomery Advertiser” (241).

Roly-Poly - a type of insect“A roly-poly had found his way inside the house; I reasoned that the tiny varmint had crawled up the steps and under the door” (238).

English Channel - a channel between the South England and North France"Maycomb had lost no time in getting Mr. Ewell's views on Tom's demise and passing them along through that English Channel of gossip, Miss Stephanie Crawford” (241).

The Montgomery Adventure - a fictional newspaper in Maycomb“He likened Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children, and Maycomb thought he was trying to write an editorial poetical enough to be reprinted in The Montgomery Advertiser” (241).

Miscarriages of Justice - being punished for a crime that a person didn't do“Mr. Underwood didn't talk about miscarriages of justice, he was writing so children could understand” (241).

(The Montgomery Adventure).

Chapter 26Written by Brandon, Callahan, Max, Song Mei

spurious - Not genuine, authentic or true“The grit paper, a publication spurious in the eyes of Miss Gates” (244).remorse - to remind or rethink"I sometimes felt a twinge of remorse, when passing by the old place, at ever having taken part in what must have been sheer torment to Arthur Radley" (242).

compelled - to feel like you need to do something"As it was, we were compelled to hold our heads high and be, respectively, a gentleman and a lady" (243).

profound - having really deep and specific thoughts"The idea
was profound, but as usual, in Maycomb it didn't work very well" (244).gracious - an expression of mild surprise or wonder (often in phrases ex: goodness gracious!)"'Gracious no, Scout. what's eaten' you?'" (247).

(Spurious)

Chapter 27Written by Dalton, Kaden, Karina, Madison

apprehension - To be suspicious of something“She put away from her whatever it was that gave her a pinprick of apprehension and suggested that I give the family a preview of the living room” (253).

tactfully - Doing something considerately“Atticus said as tactfully as he could that he just didn’t think he could stand a pageant tonight. He was all in” (253).florid - flowery in style, fancy.“Last Sunday night, lost in fruity metaphors and florid diction” (248).Crooning - To sing or hum quietly.“All the way to the house, Helen said, she heard a soft voice behind her, crooning foul words” (249).

(Eccentricities)

Chapter 28

Chapter 29Written by Alec, Jessie, Anonymous, Anonymous

mantelpiece - mantel with side elements “Aunt Alexandra got up and reached for the mantlepiece” (267).

turmoil - great disturbance, confusion, uncertainty“His age was beginning to snow, his one sign of inner turmoil the strong line of his jaw melted a little, one became aware tell able creases forming under his ears, ones noticed his jet-black hair but the grey patches growing at his temple” (267).

Chapter 30Written by Anonymous, Anonymous, Anonymous

shrubbery - a large group of shrubs"He spat into the shrubbery, then thrust his hands into his hip pockets and faced Atticus" (273).

eluded - to avoid something"A curious contest, the nature of which eluded me, was developing between my father and the sheriff" (273).

connived – to secretly cooperate"Before Jem looks at anyone else he looks at me, and I’ve tried to live so I can look squarely back at him… if I connived at something like this, frankly I couldn’t meet his eye, and the day I can’t do that I’ll know I’ve lost him" (273).hearse - a vehicle used to transport a corpse“'No sir, still in him. Looked like a kitchen knife from the handle. Ken oughta be there with the hearse by now, doctor, ‘night'” (274).

limelight - center of attention"'To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service and ‘draggin’him with his shy ways into the limelight—to me, that’s a sin'" (276).

(Limelight)

Chapter 31Written by Jordan, Stephen, Geta, Anonymous

accustomed - to be used to something“Having been so accustomed to his absence, I found it incredible that he had been sitting beside me all this time, present” (277).

accommodate - to provide room for, to fir in with the wishes or needs of"He had to stoop a little to accommodate me, but if Miss Stephanie Crawford was watching from upstairs window, she would see Arthur Radley escorting me down the sidewalk, as any gentleman would do" (278).apprehensive - fearful that something bad will happen“They stopped at an oak tree, delighted, puzzled, apprehensive” (279).

aequiescence - to accept reluctantly, but without protest“It must have been after midnight, and I was puzzled by his amiable acquiescence” (280).amiable - friendly, kind, polite“It must have been after midnight, and I was puzzled by his amiable acquiescence” (280).